EAST HARTFORD — The Friends of Center Cemetery was about to revamp its 20-year-old walking tour booklet when it occurred to Ray Tubbs, the group's president, that the printed word might have a foot in the grave. People don't want printed guides anymore, Tubbs said, and printing them is expensive and distributing them is problematic. "A lot of people would much sooner look at their iPad or smartphone than try to seek a source where they could get a booklet," Tubbs said. So the organization decided to put the aging booklet to rest and in 2011 began developing a walking tour of notable graves and monuments in Center Cemetery using podcasts and QR codes,...

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